Are you using the numbers on the remote to select the desired channel or the channel scroll button i.e. channel up channel down?
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Do the other 'popular' buttons on the remote such as power On/Off, volume, mute etc work OK?
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Do the other 'popular' buttons (most used) on the remote such as Power On/Off, Volume Up/Down, Mute etc. work OK?
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If it is only the channel Up/Down button that is not working you can use either a digital camera or the camera app in a mobile phone to test whether it is working.
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If it is only the Channel Up/Down button that is not working, you can use either a digital camera or the camera app in a mobile phone to test it.
Point the remote at the camera (or phone) and then look at it through the display screen of the camera (or mobile phone). Press a button on the remote and you should see a flashing light at the end of the remote. Try a few buttons to see which ones work and which ones don't.
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Because the channel up/down is one of the 'popular' (most used) buttons on a remote the button's contacts either get dirty or lose their conductivity.
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Because the Channel Up/Down is one of the 'popular' (most used) buttons on a remote the button's contacts either get dirty or lose their conductivity.
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Here is a link to a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVr8eLW0-_o|video], which shows the principle of how to clean the contacts in a remote control unit. It is ''not'' your particular unit so the method of opening may be slightly different. Once open the cleaning is the same.
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Here is a link to a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVr8eLW0-_o|video], which shows the principle of how to clean the contacts in a remote control unit. It is ''not'' your particular unit that is shown so the method of opening may be slightly different. Once open the cleaning is the same.
Are you using the numbers on the remote to select the desired channel or the channel scroll button i.e. channel up channel down?
Do the other 'popular' buttons on the remote such as power On/Off, volume, mute etc work OK?
If it is only the channel Up/Down button that is not working you can use either a digital camera or the camera app in a mobile phone to test whether it is working.
Point the remote at the camera (or phone) and then look at it through the display screen of the camera (or mobile phone). Press a button on the remote and you should see a flashing light at the end of the remote. Try a few buttons to see which ones work and which ones don't.
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Because the channel up/down is one of the 'popular' (most used) buttons on a remote the buttons contact either get dirty or lose their conductivity.
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Because the channel up/down is one of the 'popular' (most used) buttons on a remote the button's contacts either get dirty or lose their conductivity.
Here is a link to a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVr8eLW0-_o|video], which shows the principle of how to clean the contacts in a remote control unit. It is ''not'' your particular unit so the method of opening may be slightly different. Once open the cleaning is the same.
Hi,
Are you using the numbers on the remote to select the desired channel or the channel scroll button i.e. channel up channel down?
Do the other 'popular' buttons on the remote such as power On/Off, volume, mute etc work OK?
If it is only the channel Up/Down button that is not working you can use either a digital camera or the camera app in a mobile phone to test whether it is working.
Point the remote at the camera (or phone) and then look at it through the display screen of the camera (or mobile phone). Press a button on the remote and you should see a flashing light at the end of the remote. Try a few buttons to see which ones work and which ones don't.
Because the channel up/down is one of the 'popular' (most used) buttons on a remote the buttons contact either get dirty or lose their conductivity.
Here is a link to a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVr8eLW0-_o|video], which shows the principle of how to clean the contacts in a remote control unit. It is ''not'' your particular unit so the method of opening may be slightly different. Once open the cleaning is the same.